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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-15-2019, 11:00 AM
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Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

How I would deal with that tight engine. Would be to put it on a stand. I would start with the rods remove one rod and piston at a time and rotate the engine with a torque wrench. youll be...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-15-2019, 09:59 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

What questions should be posed to the shop doing your babbit? What clearances are you going to hand me? Where do you get your babbit and what is its make up? Or brand name and type so I can...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-15-2019, 09:41 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

one ive seen here is "if you have time to do it twice you had time to do it right the first time." I cant remember the user name of the one who said it.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-15-2019, 09:21 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

Sounds like you were out thousands of dollars. 5k total? more or less. i'm just guessing what 3 rebuilds would cost in 85. Im a cheapskate and order ala carte at the machine shop and try get out the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-14-2019, 10:20 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

I get a sinking feeling and pain in my hands thinking about fitting a bearing.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-14-2019, 05:46 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

Fail rate was probably low. each block takes time and material. It wouldnt take too many toss outs to overcome the savings of measurement time. Ron's fail rate is probably low as well.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-14-2019, 01:54 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

But we know that ford infact did just this. In the haggerty video his crank is not frozen but requires 120ft lbs to turn.



"Ford spun engines in with an electric motor, they used an ammeter to...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-12-2019, 10:04 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

in the video where he gets its going it doesn't drag much. he states some thing like 120lbs of force required to turn it. just lets off a short chirp and is rolling over. I would say my well broken...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-12-2019, 09:55 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

there has to be some good stories. what years and what cars and classes? I always dreamed of racing cars as a kid still do. but im just a stiff with a job.


I dreamed of f1 when I was a kid. I...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-10-2019, 01:54 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

here are the next two installments on this video series. it is good to see haggerty throwing money at our model A. thank you guys for correcting any bad info.


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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-09-2019, 10:41 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

interesting. So assembled with .001-.002 tight on the block mains and .005 tight on the main caps and 3-4 or so shims to give a .001-.002 tolerance on crank from factory?
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-09-2019, 08:04 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

In a earlier video he took a tour of rons machine in shandon ohio where they had thier motor rebabited. I looked at there prices pretty reasonable. 240 to have mains poured and cut. I would think...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-08-2019, 10:25 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
Re: babbit tolerance? .000?

not with platigauge. but if you wanted to you would mic the crank and use a bore set to measure the main and match them up


I dont have a bore set just a set of those expanders and I dont trust...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-08-2019, 08:06 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 18,275
Posted By mike657894
babbit tolerance? .000?

haggerty is rebuilding a model A engine. He says you start with 0 clearance then bed it in. Is he correct or should there be.0005 or .001 or.0015? link to youtube video. haggerty rebuilding model a...
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